Report Distribution - Email Server Question

Hi guys.
I need to know if anyone is using the "Offline Distribution Wizard" for emailing reports?
We run BPC v5.1, and have an issue with sending these emails.
Basically, we have an email server, to which all of our clients connect. However, this cannot accept SMTP mail (the type that BPC sends).
Therefore, we have an email forwarding server (in our case a Domino server - Lotus Notes - But could just as easily be Exchange).
Anyway, from the tests that I have run, I set the BPC web server up on the Allow-List of the mail forwarding server, but it still failed to send the mails.
When I tried sending direectly from the server (installed an Excel client on the server and ran the wizard from there), it worked.
What I have now found is that BPC does not send the emails from the server, it simply sends the SMTP settings to the client and the client sends the email.
What this means is that I would have to add (and maintain) well oover 100 users on the Allow-List of the mail forwarding server.
This cannot be right?
Does anyone else have experience of dealing with this kind of environment, and how did you work around this issue (or did you simply give up)?
Thanks
Craig

Gave up trying to resolve this for now

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Dec 4 04:06:51 server postfix/smtpd[19291]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[95.65.176.14]: 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [95.65.176.14] blocked using zen.spamhaus.org; http://www.spamhaus.org/query/bl?ip=95.65.176.14; from=<[email protected]> to=<[email protected]> proto=ESMTP helo=<[95.65.176.14]>
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Dec 4 05:08:14 server postfix/smtp[21213]: 43A6E216C47: to=<[email protected]>, orig_to=<[email protected]>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024, delay=17, delays=11/0.02/0/5.8, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 Ok, id=17722-03, from MTA([127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as A6914216C55)
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- once the dll is selected, you can choose the dataset/table returned by the dll.
If your method in the dll is parameterized, it will add a parameter to the report (similar to stored procedure parameters.
note: the location of your dll must be in the same path on the CR Server as it was when you designed your report in order for it to be loaded correctly. I usually put the dll in a folder that I know will exist on both machines.
Dan

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Hi,
I am new to Oracle bursting, As per the requirement i need to send a email through XML publisher bursting (email will be having attachment of report output in excel format), Following error message i am getting while running bursting program, XML Publisher Report Bursting Program. If anyone provide a solution it will be much helpful for sloving the issue.
Errro message:
XML/BI Publisher Version : 5.6.3
Updating request description
Retrieving XML request information
Preparing parameters
Set Bursting parameters..
Bursting propertes.....
{font.Bookman Old Style.normal.bold=truetype./d11/appldev/CNCDEV/apps/tech_st/10.1.3/appsutil/jdk/jre/lib/fonts/BOOKOSB.ttf, burstng-source=EBS, system-temp-dir=/usr/tmp, user-variable:cp:parent_request_id=5551312, user-variable:cp:application_short_name=XDO, rtf-checkbox-glyph=Wingdings;253;111, pdf-compression=true, font.Bookman Old Style.normal.normal=truetype./d11/appldev/CNCDEV/apps/tech_st/10.1.3/appsutil/jdk/jre/lib/fonts/BOOKOS.ttf, user-variable:cp:request_id=5551351, user-variable.OA_MEDIA=http://cncdev.centricgroup.com:8002/OA_MEDIA, user-variable:cp:Dummy for Data Security=Y, user-variable:cp:org_id=141, user-variable:cp:DebugFlag=N, user-variable:cp:responsibility=51179, user-variable:cp:user=RMEHTA, user-variable:cp:reportdescription=CENTRIC CM Average Cost Change Alert, user-variable:cp:language=en, user-variable:cp:ReportRequestID=5551312, user-variable:cp:locale=en-US, user-variable:cp:territory=US}
Start bursting process..
Bursting process complete..
Generating Bursting Status Report..
--Exception
ZIP file must have at least one entry
java.util.zip.ZipException: ZIP file must have at least one entry
     at java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream.finish(ZipOutputStream.java:304)
     at oracle.apps.xdo.oa.cp.JCP4XDOBurstingEngine.zipOutputFiles(JCP4XDOBurstingEngine.java:534)
     at oracle.apps.xdo.oa.cp.JCP4XDOBurstingEngine.runProgram(JCP4XDOBurstingEngine.java:292)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.cp.request.Run.main(Run.java:157)
Bursting File Logic:
- <xapi:requestset xmlns:xapi="http://xmlns.oracle.com/oxp/xapi" type="bursting">
- <xapi:request select="/XXCNC_CM_ITEMCOST_CHG">
- <xapi:delivery>
- <xapi:email id="email1" server="mailhost.centricgroup.com" port="25" from="[email protected]" reply-to="[email protected]">
<xapi:message id="email1" to="[email protected]" attachment="true" subject="Item Cost Change Alert Report">Please review the attached report</xapi:message>
</xapi:email>
</xapi:delivery>
- <xapi:document output-type="excel" delivery="email1">
<xapi:template type="rtf" location="/tmp/XXCNC_CM_ITEMCOST_CHG.rtf" />
</xapi:document>
</xapi:request>
</xapi:requestset>

Hi,
Just check this link to get some better clarity,
http://garethroberts.blogspot.in/2008/03/bi-publisher-ebs-bursting-101.html
https://sites.google.com/site/shareapps4u/learning-topic/xml-publisher/how-to-use-xml-bursting-to-send-xml-report-via-email
Then your
<xapi:template type="rtf" location="/tmp/XXCNC_CM_ITEMCOST_CHG.rtf" /> is wrong.. this need to point the xml template location. Just check the query and then u can replace this with your output
select
lt.application_short_name || '.' || lt.template_code || '.' || lt.default_language || '.' || lt.default_territory as burst_template_xdo_location
from
apps.xdo_templates_b lt
where lt.template_code ='<Template Code>'; --here value <Template Code> is 'XX_TEST_XML_DT'
Regards
Sri

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Folks,
just one question: Is it possible to schedule report generation on the server?
Here's what I would like to do: At regular intervals I would like to automatically generate database reports (using the Server Object Model).
I would see various approaches, but right now, I have no idea what is actually feasible:
- Trigger Server script execution with BPAADM, scheduled by Windows Task Manager
- Trigger Server script execution by executing a JAR file with JAVA.EXE, scheduled by Windows Task Manager
- Modifying some configuration script in the Server\config directory
- Trigger Server script execution by pure magic ;-)
Any ideas?
Regards, Jörg

Hi Jörg,
we use simple server based batch scripts . These scripts use the functionality provided by the BPA Admin tool to perform different tasks. You can either start macros inside the tool or perform other tasks like backing up the DBs etc.
This is a very simple by proven way to automate server based activities. We use this since the old ARIS days
Cheers
Dirk

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